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Inside India's Pilot Safety Rules At The Centre Of IndiGo Meltdown
- Sunday December 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
India's stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country's biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.
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Aviation Regulator's Notice To IndiGo CEO Over "Massive" Flight Disruptions
- Saturday December 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
India's aviation regulator has issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer, holding him accountable for a week-long operational crisis that left thousands of passengers stranded across the country.
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All IndiGo Domestic Flights Out Of Delhi Cancelled Till Midnight Amid Chaos
- Friday December 5, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
All IndiGo domestic flights departing Delhi have been cancelled till midnight, the airport said in a brief post on X Friday morning, only for sources in the national aviation regulator, the DGCA, to say flights had only been cancelled till 3 pm.
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New Safety Rules Kicked In For All Airlines. Why IndiGo Was Hit The Hardest
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Written by Saikat Kumar Bose
Angry outbursts, desperate requests, and helplessness -- chaos is unfolding at IndiGo counters in airports across the country as the airline battles operational issues leading to delays and cancellations for hundreds of flights and airport woes
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Regulator Probes IndiGo After Cancellations, Delays Due To Crew Shortage
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Wednesday said it is investigating IndiGo flight disruptions, and has asked the airline to submit the reasons for the current situation as well as the plans to reduce flight cancellations and delays.
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Will Power Banks Be Banned On Indian Flights? Stricter Rules Being Discussed
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering a potential nationwide ban or stricter regulations on the use of power banks aboard aircraft, following a recent in-flight fire incident aboard an IndiGo flight in Delhi this week.
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"Unconstitutional": Pilots' Body On Proposed Code For Hiring Aviators Abroad
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Airline Pilots' Association of India has strongly objected to a working paper submitted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which proposes a global code of conduct to regulate the hiring of Indian aviation professionals by foreign airlines.
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IndiGo Tops Market Share And Punctuality, FlyBig Sees Most Cancellations
- Saturday October 4, 2025
- Business News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
IndiGo airlines has the largest market share in the country's civil aviation sector at 64.2 per cent, followed by Air India at 27.3 per cent, a report by the regulator DGCA said.
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Can You Take Sand or Seashells On A Plane? Here Is What You Need To Know
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Travel | Written by Nikita Nikhil, Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
If you are planning to bring a piece of your beach holiday home, read on to find out whether it is safe and legal to carry sand or seashells on a flight.
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IndiGo Gets 6-Month Extension To Operate 2 Turkish Airlines Planes
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation regulator DGCA has granted a six-month extension to IndiGo on leasing of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Turkish Airlines with certain conditions, sources said on Thursday.
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IndiGo Issued Show Cause Notice Over Training Lapses Linked To 1,700 Pilots
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to IndiGo for alleged lapses in simulator training conducted for nearly 1,700 pilots, according to sources.
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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183 Technical Defects Reported By Airlines In Aircraft Till July 21 In 2025
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Five Indian airlines reported 183 technical defects in their aircraft to the aviation regulator DGCA this year till July 21, including 85 by Air India Group, according to the government.
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Inside India's Pilot Safety Rules At The Centre Of IndiGo Meltdown
- Sunday December 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
India's stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country's biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator's Notice To IndiGo CEO Over "Massive" Flight Disruptions
- Saturday December 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
India's aviation regulator has issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer, holding him accountable for a week-long operational crisis that left thousands of passengers stranded across the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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All IndiGo Domestic Flights Out Of Delhi Cancelled Till Midnight Amid Chaos
- Friday December 5, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
All IndiGo domestic flights departing Delhi have been cancelled till midnight, the airport said in a brief post on X Friday morning, only for sources in the national aviation regulator, the DGCA, to say flights had only been cancelled till 3 pm.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Safety Rules Kicked In For All Airlines. Why IndiGo Was Hit The Hardest
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Written by Saikat Kumar Bose
Angry outbursts, desperate requests, and helplessness -- chaos is unfolding at IndiGo counters in airports across the country as the airline battles operational issues leading to delays and cancellations for hundreds of flights and airport woes
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www.ndtv.com
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Regulator Probes IndiGo After Cancellations, Delays Due To Crew Shortage
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Wednesday said it is investigating IndiGo flight disruptions, and has asked the airline to submit the reasons for the current situation as well as the plans to reduce flight cancellations and delays.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Power Banks Be Banned On Indian Flights? Stricter Rules Being Discussed
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering a potential nationwide ban or stricter regulations on the use of power banks aboard aircraft, following a recent in-flight fire incident aboard an IndiGo flight in Delhi this week.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Unconstitutional": Pilots' Body On Proposed Code For Hiring Aviators Abroad
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Airline Pilots' Association of India has strongly objected to a working paper submitted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which proposes a global code of conduct to regulate the hiring of Indian aviation professionals by foreign airlines.
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www.ndtv.com
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IndiGo Tops Market Share And Punctuality, FlyBig Sees Most Cancellations
- Saturday October 4, 2025
- Business News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
IndiGo airlines has the largest market share in the country's civil aviation sector at 64.2 per cent, followed by Air India at 27.3 per cent, a report by the regulator DGCA said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Can You Take Sand or Seashells On A Plane? Here Is What You Need To Know
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Travel | Written by Nikita Nikhil, Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
If you are planning to bring a piece of your beach holiday home, read on to find out whether it is safe and legal to carry sand or seashells on a flight.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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IndiGo Gets 6-Month Extension To Operate 2 Turkish Airlines Planes
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation regulator DGCA has granted a six-month extension to IndiGo on leasing of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Turkish Airlines with certain conditions, sources said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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IndiGo Issued Show Cause Notice Over Training Lapses Linked To 1,700 Pilots
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to IndiGo for alleged lapses in simulator training conducted for nearly 1,700 pilots, according to sources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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www.ndtv.com
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183 Technical Defects Reported By Airlines In Aircraft Till July 21 In 2025
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Five Indian airlines reported 183 technical defects in their aircraft to the aviation regulator DGCA this year till July 21, including 85 by Air India Group, according to the government.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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www.ndtv.com